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Location Type: Public Access
Details: Near the park. For more info go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Pennsylvania.

It says: "General description: Cornwall Furnace is a state historic site that featured complete iron manufacturing facility built in 1742. The Park is well worth your time. In addition Magnatite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Garnet, Chrysocolla, Aragonite, Chlorite, Tremolite, Actinolite, Phlogopite, Quartz, Orthoclase, Rhodochrosite, Copper, Hornblende, Diopside, Augite, Serpentine, Prehnite, Heulandite, Gypsum, Natrolite can be found just east of the Historic Site on HWY 322. "Geological Survey of Pennsylvania"

Handy to bring along: 1. camera 2. small hand tools 3. collecting bag

Helpful notes to newcomers: Cornwall Furnace also offers picnicking on a 5 acre park."

Here is a discussion regarding the place: "https://www.mindat.org/mesg-151075.html"
Directions: For directions go to the site's website. I think the location to go to is east of the site on highway 322.

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Google Map: (The GPS marker is only marking the nearest city.)

Follow this Link to Get Google's Directions Reference Info: http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/page/Pennsylvania
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3653.html
Tags: highway 322 hwy cornwall iron furnace pennsylvania Magnatite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Garnet Chrysocolla Aragonite Chlorite Tremolite Actinolite Phlogopite Quartz Orthoclase Rhodochrosite Copper Hornblende Diopside Augite Serpentine Prehnite Heulandite Gypsum Natrolite

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MinersGirl1933 - Mar 30, 2014 09:41:58 AM EST
Hello! My great-grandfather was a miner at the Cornwall Banks. I have a beautiful smoky looking quartz crystal that he left to me. It looks very similar to your photos. It is a very special and sentimental object. Thank you for sharing pics of your quartz findings in Cornwall!!

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